Jennifer Jason Leigh interview on the Late Show (1994)

[diogo92ch]

She is so shy anda a great actress...

[kookooboy]

She's much different than I expected. I love her sense of humor

[summerease]

She was worried about getting the part or getting fired and she was the best part of the movie

[EkseteraEksetera]

I have decided that Jennifer Jason Leigh is AWESOME

[Laskiewic]

You resemble your sister Carrie a bit in this video.

[wasamareyu]

im in love with her!!!!!

[tucsonazrick]

fast times

[jeff62rey]

I have loved Jennifer since the early 80's. She and I were born in the same year and on the same day and so I feel this connection with her. I love her genius and her emotional generosity, her genuineness and down to earth, yet mature giddiness. Her beauty has endured, her talent has matured over the years and her 'cute girl next door' appeal dressed in bolsterous sensuality never disappoints. My fantasy is that I walk to Beverly Hills from Michigan and meet Jennifer for just 5 minutes.

[KokoBWary]

god damn it she is so hot...

[Waszma]

@KokoBWary She's the fucking best. So intelligent. My favorite actress of all time. She was great in Dolores Clayborne....and everything else she's ever been in. There is something strangely attractive about her besides her looks. She's good looking, but there is something else about her that's hard to describe. Strange to see her sort of demure, she usually plays these brooding guarded characters.

[Soriehlam]

@Waszma Completely agree w/ u. I feel the same kind of attraction/affection for her. She's not only beautiful, or has a sexy body, it's also a special kind of charisma that makes me near love her. Discovered her since Buried Alive and since then I never get tired of watching her.

[Waszma]

@Soriehlam Your taste in women is superb. Apparently, she has the same effect on many. I wonder if she knows it....she must lol. Never seen her in a role where she wasn't compelling, she just has something you rarely, if ever see. Shame that she had to endure the tragedy of her dad's terrible death.

[Soriehlam]

@Waszma Yes, there are many beautiful actresses I love, like Julianne Moore, Juliette Binoche, Carroll Baker, but JJL has a luminous element that is hard to explain .. she's not the best nor the most beautiful, nor with the most sex appeal, but no other actress moves me as she do. And yea, she did not know we exist and adore her, too bad ^ ^

[Soriehlam]

@Waszma 'bout Vic Morrow, I read somewhere (not on wikipedia) that he willed to her only $ 100, and all other things were at her sister Carrie Ann. I wonder what impact this has had on her head, after all the suffering .. Maybe all problematic characters she plays are a form of self punishment for something ... I do not know, it's just my theory.

[Waszma]

@Soriehlam Wow, that's weird. I wonder what he had against her. You have any idea if she's a "method actor?" She sure seems to be. As far as her acting skills go, I'd put her up against anyone. BTW, if she peruses Youtube she is definitely aware of her ardent fans. I need to get more of her stuff. I liked her a lot in "The Hudsucker Proxy."

[Soriehlam]

@Waszma Not as a Actor's Studio student, but according to Wikipedia she had some lessons with Lee Strasberg when she was young - that definitely means something. Pity she's doing such small roles these days -_-

[Adrillius]

I ... Love ... that woman.

[houmanna]

i had 1 year old in this interview , now i'm 19 and i fall in love with this amazing actor

[Agrippa521]

32 years old here, apparently. Looks much younger. Just shows how influential attitudinal qualities are in affecting physical appearance.

[JesusCristo2002]

God she's adorable, the kind of woman you stick with!!!

[Dopestarslove]

Aw so pretty and shy <3

[iceman8067]

"I'm a little worried about my work."

"What a coincidence, you're fired!"

LOL

[SharksRule86]

She looks a lot like Bridgette Fonda here.

[chuckmanofgod]

@SharksRule86, Yeah, that's why she was able to pull it off in the movie "Single White Female". She dyed her hair the same color as Bridget Fonda and had it cut the same way.

[chuckmanofgod]

@SharksRule86, Yeah, that's why she was able to pull it off in the movie "Single White Female". She dyed her hair the same color as Bridget Fonda and had it cut the same way. She successfully seduced her roommate's fiance when he was in bed at a hotel.

[IsMackinac]

It's hard to believe that such a sweet, shy girl could pull off such hard-core characters. But, she does.

[germansuse]

Wow, she was really very nervous! I wouldn't dare to come to a talkshow, I am too shy for this.

[hgates101]

Watch how Dave begins the interview...he knows she has never been on a talk show so he explains the foundation....I like it

[freddygoldstein]

she is a  fake(*

[MrFreddyGoldstein]

She is the best!

[captmanonymous]

gorgeous!!!! cute!!!!!

[steppenhessdo]

she's adorably stupid,maybe:)).

[Rossco795]

She is so adorable!! Everything i imagined and more. A very sweet and honest lady.A photo of her would slot in very nicely next to the definition of cute.

[totaLybeetLeJuice]

paul is one ugly motherfucker... oh yeah letterman too

[RaskoValjean]

Such a great, talented, beautiful actress and easily one of the most underrated Hollywood stars of the past 30 years. Brilliant in Single White Female, Dolores Claiborne, Washington Square, The Hudsucker Proxy and even when she's just supporting (like The Machinist) she is quality all the way. She is gorgeous and smart in this interview.

[RaskoValjean]

Such a great, talented, beautiful actress and easily one of the most underrated Hollywood stars of the past 30 years. Brilliant in Single White Female, Dolores Claiborne, Washington Square, The Hudsucker Proxy and even when she's just supporting (like The Machinist) she is quality all the way. She is gorgeous and smart in this interview.

[eye8subway]

she didn't get naked???? Thats the first

[DanielTheWalrus]

Natalie Portman?! What are you guys on?

[wolftone69]

natily portmanm

[lashkaretoiba]

She looks like natalie portman

[KellyGreen5555]

How adorable is she? And Letterman is so charming and sexy!

[MalubaySyecado]

Dave should have asked her about her dad getting his head chopped off by helicopter blades on the set of The Twilight Zone movie or her naked scenes in Flesh & Blood and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Those are my two favorite things about her life.

[Muirmaiden]

@MalubaySyecado, I doubt she would discuss her dad's death - it's still painful chapter in her life, Vic's death shook her up and left her with "a lot of pain" as she once expressed it.

[pdonster2]

She looks really adorable here.

[povilasbacevicius]

she should tell stories like norm macdonald cos she's really funny wow

[summerease]

@povilasbacevicius Yeah, Norm is great and she is great.

[Ukka68]

Shes adorable!

[hgates101]

Dave is so into her

[dushh12]

look how happy everyone seemed in the 80s and 90s.

now in this mid 2000's gen everyone has become fucked up an treats eachother like shit 2010 sucks

[RLviddy]

@dushh12 So true. There probably isn't a single reason for that, but it'd be interesting to investigate how the heck it happened.

[dushh12]

@RLviddy glad u agree. perhaps its a political reason, but i come to a conclusion long ago may not be the case, maybe part but maybe its from people havin to much high expectations these days?

[stonebridge999]

@dushh12

Happy in the 90's? Seriously? Ever hear of grunge?

[dushh12]

@stonebridge999 i was comparing the 90's to now in terms of peoples actions an attitudes towards things, not music.

[raoulsghouls]

@dushh12 people have always treated eachother like shit. nothing's changed lol.

[dushh12]

@raoulsghouls people also have always been eating shit and now they eat bigger clumps of it, but hey maybe if the pile of warm steamy doo doo came from a hot model girls ass i would eat it, or maybe not :p

[Hyman74Roth]

@dushh12 Courtesy of the internet.

[BigDog91527]

@dushh12 you just think like that because you weren't there. People always say that shit.

[Dumptruck4Lif]

@dushh12 Shut up. Everything with people here is "muhhhh, it was a whole lot better back then than it was now wehhhhhhh". You're a big blubbering baby, there's no difference then than there is now, the only difference is that now there's a place where you can voice your shitty unimportant opinion.

[KokoBWary]

@Dumptruck4Lif nice shitty, unimportant opinion there man

[Dumptruck4Lif]

@KokoBWary Calm down, what's your problem?

[KokoBWary]

@Dumptruck4Lif oh no problem squire, merely drawing attention to one of life's many little ironies. Speaking of life, I sincerely hope you have a nice one - ciao for now

[Dumptruck4Lif]

@KokoBWary Thanks!

[tifo316]

@dushh12 It's an illusion.

[lazyfreedom98]

4,342

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Early Letterman was genuine

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Current Letterman Sucks

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Bring Back Craig Kilborn !

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[ggooley13]

my mom went to school with her and her sister carrie. its sad what happened to her dad my mom said they left after their dad died.



[JasonVoorheesLives]

god I love her

[cathytreks]

Such a nice person, glad I got to work with her in Nova Scotia later that year.

[strobbo]

how charming ,she is the shit!

[jname96]

Great stories!

[nuwavething]

shes one of the best actresess in the biz,but shes never won an oscar.she should have won one years ago.she plays edgy characters better than anyone else and shes never noticed by the academy.

[Kahn4]

the always beautiful Jennifer jason Leigh.... man shes hott!

[castaway50]

Jennifer was very charming, and considering that she seemed very nervous, was very conversational and had great delivery with her "stories"...

[deepenhancer]

I like girls with sense of humour...they're sexy...

[Lalmassy]

great! thanks

[SpaceOddity]

Wow, this is cool! I've always wanted to see this interview, but I never thought I'd be able to. Thanks!

[naoshijjl]

Thanks for uploading this!